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11.23.08

Bacteriophage, Plastic Steel and Round Robots Prove Winners

College inventors pick up major prizes for some outlandish projects

By Jeremy Hsu Posted 11.21.2008 at 12:41 pm 1 Comment

Think that college lab work is dull and uninspiring? Student inventors claimed a $25,000 grand prize and other awards Wednesday night for creating antibacterial agents, "plastic steel," and a spherical robot that can climb stairs.

The winners were contestants in the 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition, operated by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation since 1990.

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